The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 3, 2022
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1231
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 23m / 15.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.77° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.26° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.